Acaronia
| Acaronia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Acaronia nassa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Cichlinae |
| Tribe: | Cichlasomatini |
| Genus: | Acaronia G. S. Myers, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Acara nassa Heckel, 1840 | |
Acaronia is a small genus of cichlids found in the Amazon, Orinoco and other basins in northern South America.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Acaronia nassa (Heckel, 1840) (bigeye cichlid)
- Acaronia vultuosa S. O. Kullander, 1989 (spangled cichlid)
References
[edit]- "Acaronia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acaronia". FishBase. February 2013 version.
External links
[edit]- "The Basketmouth Cichlid: Acaronia nassa (Heckel 1840)". The Cichlid Room Companion.